lionize

vt.把…视做要人，捧人

verb

1. 把（某人）视为名人；把（某人）当成要人对待
   to treat sb as a famous or important person

过去式:lionized 过去分词:lionized 现在分词:lionizing 第三人称单数:lionizes

1. The press began to lionize him enthusiastically
   媒体开始狂热地吹捧他。
2. And if they continued to lionize him in a public fashion, that these kinds of public demonstrations can only have a profoundly negative effect on our relationship.
   而且，如果他们继续大张旗鼓地欢迎此人，这种公开展示的方式只能对我们的关系产生深远的负面影响。